Quotes & Sayings About Motivation

I'm gonna take all my sadness, frustration, anger and energy and channel it into becoming the best possible student.

I am going to become a learning machine...

Go ahead, go to all your parties. Go ahead and go home to your families and friends every weekend. You are probably smarter than me. But it doesn't matter. While you are goofing around, I'm gonna be studying, and I'm gonna catch you. — Peter Rogers

It's not enough to say you want to lose fifty, seventy, or a hundred and twenty pounds. Because once you hit those magic numbers, what happens then?
Where is the motivation to continue with this new lifestyle you've created for yourself? I think you'll find that you need to stand for something, or you risk collapsing like a house of cards. You need to give yourself a reason to fight fat and to keep on fighting. — Jane Olson

While I don't think sociopaths have any sort of moral urge to do good things, I think they can and do act morally in the context of pursuing their own advantage. A good analogy would be a corporation. There are a lot of corporations that do things that you like, maybe even good things, like produce vaccines or electric cars, although the primary motivation is to make a profit. But just because you are trying to make a profit doesn't mean you can't do it by doing things you like, or that you are good at, or that comport with the way you see the world, or want the world to see you. — M.E. Thomas

You don't get any mixtapes, you know, 'cause I don't like my voice in there. I want to be that, but that's just not me, you know. And I'm very impatient; if I don't do it right, I'll be like, well, 'Ok that's the best I'm gonna do it.' Because I feel like if you take too much time on something, you lose the motivation for it. — Ginuwine

You struggle alone. But rejoice in success with many. — Lailah Gifty Akita

May you climb higher heights. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A writer can't just be well-educated or good at research; to build a living, breathing world with interesting characters, you have to write from the gut. I'm not saying you have to live your life like a fantasy adventure. The trick is the ability to synthesize your own everyday experiences into your fiction. Infuse your characters with believable emotions and motivations. Infuse your world with rich sensory detail. For that you have to be in touch with your own existence and your own soul, the dark and the light of it. — Lynn Flewelling

Life is a Canvas. Every action of ours is a stroke of paint and at the end, how beautiful our painting is will depend upon all our strokes, all our Actions. -RVM — R.v.m.

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it. — Ray A. Davis

Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone. — Shannon L. Alder

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. — Stephen R. Covey

In the 1950s and early 1960s, psychoanalysis swept through the intellectual community, and it was the dominant mode of thinking about the mind. People felt that this was a completely new set of insights into human motivation, and that its therapeutic potential was significant. — Eric Kandel

To all those who doubt the power of exercise -- and I was one of you -- take it from me: physical fitness has translated into an intellectual fitness I could not have imagined... I've learned that "I don't need to go for a run today" comes out of the same part of my brain as "I don't need to confront my vice president today about the low performance of his department." One suffer-session at a time, I have trained that part of my brain to endure short-term pain in exchange for long-term benefits. — Edward Stevens

What matters is not how many miles you run ... What matters is whether you are having Fun!-RVM — R.v.m.

What a great pleasure to work for your living? — Lailah Gifty Akita

The first rule of making progress in anything you do is setting goals, allowing yourself to always have a finish line in sight. This provides a boost in motivation during those moments when slogging forward seems impossible, giving you something tangible to work towards at every moment. — T. Harv Eker

Your inner nature is your kind nature, when you give unconditionally, when you are inspired or feel truly motivated and full of vitality — Gyalwa Dokhampa

Since procrastination is a message from our natural willpower via low motivation, the cure is changing the environment, or one's profession, by selecting one in which one does not have to fight one's impulses. Few can grasp the logical consequence that, instead, one should lead a life in which procrastination is good, as a naturalistic-risk-based form of decision making. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We marvel at God's mercy. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I live within the world of books. — Lailah Gifty Akita

May the Creator be with you along unknown journey. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't live your life like an attempt, because if you fail there is no second attempt. — Amit Kalantri

I will never sacrifice my morals and ethics for anyone or any win. — Mike Candrea

Chase your dreams and see how far you can reach. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The motivation is in my heart to work toward my goals and my dreams. — Nonito Donaire

What you dream of, you will possess. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I think what drives scientists is this tremendous intellectual adventure - pushing the boundaries of knowledge, walking down a track that nobody has walked down before, not knowing what's around the corner and then seeing a landscape that is so extraordinarily beautiful and complex, being part of the community that is driving the boundaries of knowledge and giving us insight into the amazing process of life. — Suzanne Cory

I am seeing life in two dimensions; human and divine. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's not so much revenge, but I think you want to hold on to a little of that just for extra motivation. — Brenden Morrow

Obstacles accelerate transformation — Pooja Ruprell

She's a gray woman with gray sayings."
"A crape-hanger. — Benedict Freedman

We must passionately learn, unlearn and relearn. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The point about democracy is not that it delivers legitimate, effective, prosperous rule of law. It's not that it guarantees peace with itself or with its neighbors ... Democracy matters because it reflects an idea of equality. — Rory Stewart

I have a neighbor who knows 200 types of wine ... I only know two types of wine - red and white. But my neighbor only knows two types of countries - industrialized and developing. And I know 200. — Hans Rosling

Motivation is the first step in achieving your dreams! — Craig Mercier

Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't. — Seth Godin

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, if you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively. — Dalai Lama

Read. Learn. Write. Travel. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I dance to the music in my heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We all have a dual nature,some of us are just better able to control the energy we expend on each part of it." Lessons for an Urban Goddess — Laney Zukerman

I don't want to be a kitten anymore. Give me my honorary claws so I can become a lion. — Kayla Krantz

People are attracted to leaders who are skillful in motivating them to become more, do more, and achieve more... — Assegid Habtewold

A theory of motivation is defective if it renders intelligible behaviour which is not intelligible. — Thomas Nagel

Our spirituality is the ground of our being. — Paul Tillich

Be firm with your decisions. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We are all creatures of habit, and when we make any change in our daily or weekly routine, we feel it. But soon your workout will become not only a reliable part of your day but a "must" on your to-do list. — Bob Harper

If humans created it then it is the product of a choice that somebody made. And if it was chosen it can be changed. — Oli Anderson

If you're not prepared, it's not pressure you feel, it's fear. — Bruce Bochy

Just imagine, life to be a dance with different kind of rhythms depending on what music is playing in the background. Sometimes we may dance alone and that's OK, as some songs are simply meant to be danced like that. Practice! Don't stop! It's your dance! — Nico J. Genes

If you're dealing with a character that actually exists, there's an awful lot of information there. So, you can put together, from the information, motivations, insecurities, reactions. Where does that seed get born, if you like? What I do is put that together. — Michael Fassbender

Don't imprison yourself through self-doubt. Break out of your self-imposed prison with intentional action. — Tony Curl

Don't judge yourself by your past; you no longer live there. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I've been wondering if in fact ideal platonic love isn't just an intensely concentrated form of what inspires the best teachers. — Edmund Marlowe

You ought to pause and enjoy the peace in the moment. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Passion is a realm of flow like a continuous flowing stream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

He who has a mind has thoughts and he who has thoughts has vision! Think vision. Produce vision! — Darnaya Darice

If a pickpocket meets a saint, he sees only his pockets." Then he'd get up and leave. Or he'd write, "If you wear shoeleather, the whole earth is covered with leather." These were his ways of teaching me about how motivation affects perception. — Ram Dass

You will fail, and when you do it's imperative that you not hope for things to get easier, but instead harness a desire for you to be better. — Noel DeJesus

By loving and leaving all that oil has done for us ... we are able to then begin the creation of a world which is more resilient, more nourishing, and in which we find ourselves fitter, more skilled and more connected to each other. — Rob Hopkins

We do not need "No Objection Certificate" from anyone to be happy. — Saurabh Sharma

If you have job, be grateful. — Lailah Gifty Akita

No expert can predict the heavyweight division. Every punch can make the decision. — Vitali Klitschko

Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it. If I win, I have to do something I don't want to do. And if I lose, I'm one step closer to ruining my entire life. And I never know whether I'm going to win or lose until the last second. — Allie Brosh

May you have strength to complete studies. — Lailah Gifty Akita

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things. — Ricky Hatton

Stretch yourself a bit to know the difference between humans and heroes. — Amit Kalantri

man and dog in rain

This too will pass,
and I shall be a better man,
said Adam, whenever a storm began. — Preeti Bhonsle

Dare to make a wish that can change your life! — Akanksha Vir

We can get the task done without being paid. — Lailah Gifty Akita

While in the clinic, I discovered I had problems with concentration, motivation, attitude, and temper. I have found a new way of life through the clinic's program and a 12-step recovery plan. — Albert Belle

Declare the sacred utterances. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Excellent is prasie worthy. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life takes everything from you - to give you everything. — Daya Kudari

While girls average a healthy five hours a week on video games, boys average 13. The problem? The brain chemistry of video games stimulates feel-good dopamine that builds motivation to win in a fantasy while starving the parts of the brain focused on real-world motivation. — Warren Farrell

Why can't we all live together in love and in peace? — Lailah Gifty Akita

He who perseveres like an infant that falls down and keeps getting up, shall eventually find the way."~ Amunhotep El Bey — Amunhotep El Bey

Motivation is in the world around us. We have an infinite amount of material at our disposal, in the lives of those we meet, in what we see and feel, in what we discuss and from the passion of every woman. — Pablo Picasso

All that a child needs is great love. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When people say they try to find themselves, their inner self, to understand the meaning of life I smile and I say, instead why don't you create yourself and give a new meaning to your life — Anubhav Mishra

Your life looks like a prison because you focus on the things you wish you had and thus don't appreciate what you already have.
So why don't you try to see the abundance in your life? Because, if you haven't noticed, you've got many things to thank for. Just look around. — Lidiya K.

Heartbreak is the best motivation. — Brendon Urie

I'd rather be an adviser. I don't wanna become a trainer because I think with the knowledge and the business sense that I've accomplished through my career and have credibility, why would I reduce myself down to being in a gym with a bunch of training which is not a bad thing to give advice, but I can do that with a suit and tie on and also be there when the cheques are written. I don't wanna be there when the cheques are handed down from 3 or 4 people's hands and then it hits mine as a trainer because 9/10 times, deductions have come out of that. — Bernard Hopkins

He was the rarest of things, a Republican with sex appeal. — David Halberstam

No outside events can disturb your inner peace. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Knowing why you're doing something provides the inspiration and motivation to give the extra perspiration needed to persevere when things go south..
..Purpose provides the ultimate glue that can help you stick to the path you've set. When what you do matches your purpose, your life just feels in rhythm, and the path you beat with your feet seems to match the sound in your head and heart. Live with purpose and don't be surprised if you actually hum more and even whistle while you work. — Gary Keller

Every discovery in science and art, is due to the trained power of seeing things ... Keep your eyes open, your ears open ... Trace difficulties. — Orison Swett Marden

Never base motivation or fear, entirely. — Peter Heather

He needs to have a strong heart, because critics don't have a heart. — Sergio Martinez

I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights. — Manny Pacquiao

To someone you may be their only sunlight; so don't dim the light. Keep shinning — Bernard Kelvin Clive

Every morning I look in the mirror and remind myself: "No one owes you sh*t!" In this way, I am never disappointed. Never placing blame. — Brandi L. Bates

Keep the inspiration alive and reach for what you want — Anamika Mishra

So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,' and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds of men in the world: dwarves and Prince Charmings. And the odds are seven to one against your finding the prince. — Emily Levine

Amir Khan will come back and he will win back the world title because I know the guy personally, and I know what he's made off. There's no quit in this guy. — David Haye

When I made the drawing of the baobabs I was carried beyond
myself by the inspiring force of urgent necessity. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Gratitude is continuous stream of goodness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you don't burn out at the end of each day, you're a bum. — George Lois

Self-love is having appreciation for oneself, respecting oneself, and caring for oneself, and the actions that help us mature also help it grow. — Tisha Marie Payton, MHR

Life is inter-dependence and co-dependence. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I had to persevere because this was my life. This championship, this was the stuff I dreamt of all my life, and I wasn't gonna be denied. — Mike Tyson